Nizhny Novgorod vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$459	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	48	71
😀 Quality of life	63	74
🏙️ Population	1.2M	518K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 9% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6098th and 5404th ($940 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 311th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 5641st and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Utsunomiya

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$16539

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047